Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8751U

De La Rue PLC

20 May 2008

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

De La Rue plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ()

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Barclays Global Investors 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors, N.A.

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

   19 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   20 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4% to 3% 

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
GB00B1XN5J68	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
	6,014,292	6,014,292

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1XN5J68	5,956,274	0	5,956,274	0.00	3.97

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
5,956,274	3.97

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Barclays Global Fund Advisors

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Global Investors, N.A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

……………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

……………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

……………..

13. Additional information:

……………..

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913

     C L Fluker

Company Secretary

De La Rue plc

01256 605343

20 May 2008

 

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